Files of records relating to the case taken by Olive Farrell against the British Government and taken to the European Court of Human Rights at Strasbourg. Kevin Boyle was acting as Legal Counsel for this case. The case relates to the death of Ms. Farrell's husband and two other men were shot dead on the street in Newry, Co. Down by British army soldiers on 23 October 1971. The dead men were subsequently proved to be unarmed and innocent.

File of manuscript and typescript letters relating to the case of Farrell Vs. United Kingdom which was heard at the European Court of Human Rights and also [domestically under the heading of Farrell Vs. Ministry of Defence]. Correspondence is between Kevin Boyle, Richard Ferguson, QC, Kieran Connolly (Legal team for Olive Farrell).
Letters include details such as from Kevin Boyle to S.C. Connolly & Co, Newry, seeking case reports from the domestic hearing of Farrell case to move proceedings to the European Court of Human Rights (2 Apr 1980) Letter is headed Farrell Vs. Ministry of Defence;
Letter quoting from Olive Farrell confirming her wishes to "Take proceedings before the European Commission of Human Rights. I authorise Connolly & Co. and K. Boyle, B.L. to represent me..." (26 May 1980);
Letter from H. Kruger, Secretary to the European Commission of Human Rights, Re. notification to be given to the British Government on case proceedings (7 May 1981);
Letter from J. Raymond, Deputy Secretary to the European Commission of Human Rights, to Kevin Boyle, inviting the parties to make oral explanations on the admissibility and merits of the campaign. (28 Jul 1982);
Detailed letter from Boyle to Richard (Dick) Ferguson, outlining that Ferguson should be Senior Lawyer, Boyle the Junior Lawyer with "Kieran instructing us" and continuing to discuss in detail the plan and procedure for presenting the Farrell case at Strasbourg. (7 Sep 1982);
TS letter from Boyle to Dr. Leonard Leigh discussing aspects of the Farrell Vs. U.K. case, points within Boyle's intended case argument and seeking advice and comment from Leigh (6 Oct 1982);
Letter from Boyle to Prof. D.S. Greer, Queen's University Belfast, discussing Greer's recent article on military operations and seeking clarification on points made which may have interest for Boyle in this case (21 Oct 1982);
Telegram from Burt Lockwood, Cincinnati, to Kevin Boyle, "Congratulations, please advise on how we should proceed" (16 Nov 1982);
Letters between Boyle, Kieran Connolly, Richard Ferguson and H. Kruger dated between 21 July and 20 Sep 1983 discuss the possibility of a settlement in the case;
TS letter from Boyle to Ferguson, detailed thoughts on the proposed settlement in the case, "It is clear the government wants to settle", and discusses the possible scenarios in the event of a settlement and in turning down a settlement by Farrell. (27 Sep 1983)

Documents relating to the case of the death of Mr. John McClenaghan and the trial and conviction of Liam John Ferguson. File includes copy of judgement and sentence of the Right Hon. Lord Justice Jones at Belfast Crown Court; Copy of the judgement of the

File of research documents, including manuscript notes by Kevin Boyle, on the subject of policing and police brutality, internationally and in Northern Ireland. Documents include copy of Decision on the admissibility of United Kingdom V. Royaume-Uni (May 1980); Copy of book chapter "Two models for Criminal Process" from 'The Limits of the Criminal Sanction', 1968; case details of Neville Francis King V. The Director of Public Prosecutions and the Attorney General; "A Brief History of the Police Federation" by Peter Payne; "Complaints against the police - A working paper submitted to the joint conference on the administration of justice in Northern Ireland" (April 1992) submitted by Tom Foley and Martin Burton; "The Legal Framework of Penal Practice and Policy" written by Kevin Boyle, 1980. File includes letters between Pauline Morris and Kevin Boyle, discussing hoe Morris has "been asked by the Royal Commission on Criminal Procedure to prepare a critical review of the literature on police interrogation. . ." and seeks advice from Boyle. (Dec 1977) File also includes TS statistics on various aspects such as numbers of incidence of terrorist activity in Northern Ireland, numbers in the security forces in Northern Ireland, those shot dead by security forces, details of Diplock Courts figures and other such information.

Writings and comment from Kevin Boyle on policing, security, deaths and violence in Northern Ireland.

TS and MS drafts and also final submission of observations made by Kevin Boyle, Ralph Crenshaw and others at the Human Rights Centre, University of Essex, and submitted to the Independent Commission on Policing in Northern Ireland.

Manuscript research notes on policing by Kevin Boyle.

File includes a printed flyer entitled "Draft of letter to be Sent to TD's" which details the campaign and five demands being called for by the Republican and paramilitary prisoners in the Maze prison and urges making a priority "the settlement of the H-Block Crisis."; manuscript notes by Kevin Boyle in which he discusses the crisis and conditions surrounding the H-Block and hunger strikes, he discusses the society, people and effect of demands in the Maze protest; further manuscript notes by Boyle on the Hunger Strikes in the Maze (on yellow paper) includes 'background to the strike. 'crisis within a crisis within a crisis, references to Thatcher and her Government and policy on Northern Ireland. File also includes assorted press cuttings with coverage and comment on the hunger-strike and Government policy on Northern Ireland and the Maze Prison protest.

Correspondence which includes TS letter signed by Max Goldstein of the Northern Ireland Abortion Law Reform Association and seeks support and association from Kevin Boyle as an advisor and attached is a copy of press statement on the activities and objectives of the group (8 Feb 1972) Manuscript letter from Michael Casey, Legal Section, Garda Headquarters, [Dublin] to Kevin Boyle and thanking him for the 'tape and article on abortion' (27 May 1983)

File of letters between Kevin Boyle and Peter Taylor, Journalist. Letters include:
TS letter from Boyle to Taylor outlining position on Palace Barracks, Co. Down, which was used as a venue for detention, interrogation and maltreatment of individuals suspected of terrorist activity (9 Oct 1979);
TS guidelines for being interviewed and appearing on TV, c1970s;
MS postcard from Taylor to Boyle, thanking Boyle for his letter and details on Palace Barracks, R V Flynn and Leonard (22 Oct 1979);
Copy TS letter from Taylor's Secretary, G. Hoban, thanking Boyle for his contribution to Panorama programme on Extradition (15 Mar 1982);
Letter signed by Taylor again thanking Boyle for his contribution and saying "The programme caused considerable ripples here". (23 Mar 1982);
Further letters thank Boyle for contributions to BBC programmes such as Panorama on topics such as Donnelly Case, Diplock, sends Boyle congratulations on winning the Donnelly case (1984) and other Northern Ireland related issues.